Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1512

Teresa shook her head, her expression bleak. "Nothing. Andrew has exhausted every connection he has, even doubling the bounties on the black market, but there is absolutely no trace of her."

She let out a long, heavy sigh, her voice thick with exhaustion and heartbreak. "He didn't sleep a wink last night. He just stood on the balcony chain smoking until dawn. He told me he's already preparing for the worst. He said the waters in those circles run too deep, and it's highly likely Laney has already... been killed."

Tears spilled from Teresa's eyes once more. "That poor child. I asked her former nanny, and she told me Laney grew up completely unloved. Her neurotic mother never treated her like a daughter, only using her as a tool to curry favor with Andrew. Whenever things didn't go her way or Andrew lost his temper, she would take it all out on the girl. It was either bitter sarcasm or outright beatings, which is why Laney grew up absolutely terrified of her own father."

Teresa grabbed a tissue to dab her eyes, her tone aching with sympathy. "After they divorced, her mother fell into a severe depression and took her own life. Laney was dumped on her grandparents. But the old couple was riddled with illnesses and passed away a few years later. She was so young back then, left entirely alone in a foreign country. I can't even fathom how she survived! The most remarkable thing is that she never went astray despite all that despair. She didn't touch drugs, and she never did anything terrible just to make a living. She had finally managed to put her life together... so how could she just vanish like this?"

Emmy listened quietly, her chest tight with pain. Laney was such a vibrant girl, carrying a cool, effortless confidence. During their previous chats, Laney had lightly touched upon her past. Even after enduring horrors most people could never imagine, her tone had remained open and optimistic. She was a girl as bright as a sunflower, so why couldn't fate just let her be?

In silence, Emmy pulled out her phone and skillfully logged into the intelligence network. She tapped open the high priced bounty she had posted. Although plenty of information brokers had taken the job, leaving hundreds of messy replies, they were all useless drivel with no substantial leads. She scrolled a couple of times before placing the phone face down. "Mom, please try not to be too upset. My intelligence network is working around the clock to find her. The moment I get any news, I will tell you immediately."

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